Purple Haze

This week the Diva decided to challenge us with a little bit of the color purple.   It has been a while since I mixed it up with some color so I was up for the challenge.  I considered using pens but didn't think I had enough options in my arsenal, so I thought about using my watercolor pencils but then realized they were in the car.  And the car was outside (where else would it be?).  And outside it was cold.  And inside it was warm.  OK, no watercolor pencils for this one!  A few weeks back I purchased a set of Angora watercolors and thought this might be a good time to break them in.  Now, I know only a little about color theory, and even less about watercolors so I was kind of flying by the seat of my pants.  I started by creating some overlapping circles.  I then used my water reservoir paint brush (I love that thing) to paint one of the circles using a true purple from the palette.  From there I just put a whole lot more purple on the palette and began adding one color, then painting the next circle.  I then added another color to the previous mixture and painted another circle so that all the circles were just variations of that first purple.  I waited a few moments for it to dry and then tangled and shaded it. 

Tangles:  Snookums, River, Tortuca, Flux,
Twilight Zone, Skeins, Limpitz, Printemps,
Ramy, Worms, Rain, Onamato, Black Pearlz

I loved all the variation I was able to get from the watercolors.  Because of my inexperience the color was a little uneven and it ended up working like unintentional shading.  I think it gives the tile a lot more character.  Now that I have gotten over my fear of working with "real" watercolors I think I might go a little bigger and try a ZIA.

What is your favorite color medium to work in?